Cape Town: Buyer/Planner posted by Hire Resolve

March 23, 2026 Jobs in Cape Peninsula

Job Description

About the Role

A leading plastics company situated in Cape Town is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Buyer/Planner to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the purchasing and planning functions, working closely with manufacturing, sales, and suppliers to meet production demand.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain responsibility for monitoring/creating purchase requisitions, on a daily basis, for appropriate vendors through ERP system, and converting requisitions to purchase orders.
Lead all aspects of production scheduling, working with manufacturing.
Cross-train to backfill a few other select areas in Planning and/or Purchasing.
Ensure compliance with the company’s Purchasing Policies and Procedures, Code of Ethics, Values and adherence to relevant laws and regulations.
Interface with production, sales, purchasing and suppliers in order to schedule purchase orders of raw material to meet production demand.
Support and provide coordination of the material planning, purchasing and production scheduling function to ensure timely delivery to customers of finished products.
Confirm supplier delivery dates for purchasing material and expedite orders when necessary.
Access and input revisions (e.g., quantity, ship date) in order to update ERP reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Management, Manufacturing, Business/Administration, Supply Chain Management, Technical, Finance or Operations Management.
Minimum of 3-5 years experience purchasing raw materials in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of ERP systems.
In-depth understanding of ERP concepts including bills of material.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not provided.

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